Six Sticks

Week one of two:

*The first activity will be segmenting the names of the children

using the beat of rhythm sticks. This teaches the auditory

discrimination skill of auditory identifying syllables in a word.

Then the children will rapidly name "s" and "d" pictures. Give

the verbal cue that "s" is "the smiley windy sound" and the visual

cue is to stroke up your arm. Give the verbal cue that "d" is the

"tippy sound" and the visual cue is to touch the upper lip with

the index finger. For both sounds, the tongue is placed on the

top of the mouth behind the upper teeth.

*The story, Six Sticks, is written and illustrated by Molly Cox and

has colorful collage art and easy-to-read text. The book

depicts various things that two mice make with popsicle sticks,

e.g., a tent, a house, a pair of skis, snowflakes, "T"s,

swings, a cat with whiskers and flags.

*Finally, the children will have the opportunity to create their own

stick picture by gluing it to a piece of paper and drawing details to

it. Teaching shape concepts through a multisensory approach

helps children grasp the idea of sets and shapes which are early

forms of geometry. Next, they will write about their stick creation

and share it with their friends using descriptive language and eye

contact.

Week two of two: